Evening at the Cape

Cape Lookout National Seashore Tours

The park offers this tour on select dates during the months of June, July, August, September and October. Bring your own flashlight and experience the island and the lighthouse as the keepers did, in the dark of night. Hear stories of the light keepers, watch the sunset and moon and stars come out on the unlit beaches of Cape Lookout National Seashore. Discover a different side to your favorite beach!. Price includes the ferry ticket.

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Need to Know

• • There will be only one ferry trip for the Evening at the Cape.
  • The ferry departs from the Harkers Island Visitor Center located on the eastern end of Harkers Island. (GPS address: 1800 Harkers Island Road, Harkers Island, NC 28531)  
  • June-July Tours - Arrive and check-in at 7:00 p.m. on the date of your climb, as the program starts at 7:15 p.m. and the ferry departs promptly at 7:30 p.m.. The ferry will return to Harkers Island at about 10:00 p.m.
  • August Tours - Arrive and check-in at 6:30 p.m. on the date of your climb, as the program starts at 6:45 p.m. and the ferry departs promptly at 7:00 p.m. The ferry will return to Harkers Island at about 9:30 p.m.
  • September Tours - Arrive and check-in at 6:00 p.m. on the date of your climb, as the program starts at 6:15 p.m. and the ferry departs promptly at 6:30 p.m.. The ferry will return to Harkers Island at about 9:00 p.m.
  • October Tours - Arrive and check-in at 5:30 p.m. on the date of your climb, as the program starts at 5:45 p.m. and the ferry departs promptly at 6:00 p.m. The ferry will return to Harkers Island at about 8:30 p.m.
  • The effort is mostly easy. The lighthouse climb is strenuous, but visitors may choose to omit this part of the tour. 
  • Climbing the 207 steps to the gallery is roughly equal to climbing a 12-story building. The last stairs are very narrow and ladder-like. To exit outside requires fitting through a short ship's style hatch.
  • Children joining the program must be at least 44-inches tall, and able to climb the lighthouse on their own.  
  • Children 12 years of age and younger must be accompanied by an adult (16 or older).